Who regulates us

Please refer to your policy schedule or confirmation of cover to find the administrator and underwriter of your policy.

Volkswagen Financial Services

Volkswagen Financial Services is a trading name of Volkswagen Financial Services (UK) Limited (“VWFS UK”), registered in England and Wales No.2835230 (registered office: Brunswick Court, Yeomans Drive, Blakelands, Milton Keynes MK14 5LR). VWFS UK is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), registration number 311988. Authorisation details can be checked on the Financial Services Register by visiting fca.org.uk.

Volkswagen Car Insurance - underwritten by U K Insurance Limited

Volkswagen Car Insurance is provided and underwritten by U K Insurance Limited. Registered Office: The Wharf, Neville Street, Leeds LS1 4AZ. Registered in England and Wales No. 1179980. U K Insurance Limited is authorised by the Prudential Regulation Authority and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority and the Prudential Regulation Authority. Calls may be recorded.

Volkswagen Financial Services is a trading name of Volkswagen Financial Services (UK) Limited (“VWFS UK”), registered in England and Wales No.2835230 (registered office: Brunswick Court, Yeomans Drive, Blakelands, Milton Keynes MK14 5LR). VWFS UK is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority, registration number 311988. Authorisation details for both organisations can be checked on the Financial Services Register by visiting fca.org.uk. VWFS UK and U K Insurance Limited are not part of the same corporate group.

Ensurance - underwritten by Bspoke Underwriting Ltd on behalf of Great Lakes Insurance SE

Ensurance® from Volkswagen Financial Services is sold and administered by Lawshield UK Limited, registered in England number: 3360532. Registered office: 850 Ibis Court, Lakeside Drive, Centre Park, Warrington, Cheshire, WA1 1RL and underwritten by Bspoke Underwriting Ltd on behalf of Great Lakes Insurance SE. Great Lakes Insurance SE is a German insurance company with its headquarters at Königinstrasse 107, 80802 Munich. UK Branch office: Plantation Place, 30 Fenchurch Street, London, EC3M 3AJ. Lawshield UK Limited is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). Authorisation details can be checked on the FCA's register at fca.org.uk. Great Lakes Insurance SE, UK Branch, is authorised by Bundesanstalt für Finanzdienstleistungsaufsicht and subject to limited regulation by the Financial Conduct Authority and Prudential Regulation Authority. Details about the extent of their regulation by the Financial Conduct Authority and Prudential Regulation Authority are available on request.

Ensurance - underwritten by Bspoke Underwriting Ltd on behalf of on behalf of Watford Insurance Company Europe Limited.

Ensurance from Volkswagen Financial Services is sold and administered by Lawshield UK Limited, registered in England number: 3360532. Registered office: 850 Ibis Court, Lakeside Drive, Centre Park, Warrington, Cheshire, WA1 1RL and underwritten by Bspoke Underwriting Ltd on behalf of Watford Insurance Company Europe Limited. Watford Insurance Company Europe Limited is a Gibraltar based insurance company with its registered office at; P O Box 1338, First Floor, Grand Ocean Plaza, Ocean Village, Gibraltar. Lawshield UK Limited is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). Authorisation details can be checked on the FCA's register at www.fca.org.uk.

Bspoke Underwriting Ltd is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority. Firm Reference No. 310101. You can check our details on the Financial Services Register https://register.fca.org.uk/. Watford Insurance Company Europe Limited is authorised and regulated by the Gibraltar Financial Services Commission under incorporation number 112869. This can be checked by visiting the Gibraltar FSC website at https://www.fsc.gi/. As an insurance company authorised in Gibraltar, Watford Insurance Company Europe Limited is permitted under the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Gibraltar) Order 2001 to conduct business in the United Kingdom under FCA reference 714197. You can check this by visiting the Financial Services Register on the FCA website at https://register.fca.org.uk. Details about the extent of its regulation by the Financial Conduct Authority are available on request.

VWFS UK, Lawshield UK Limited and Bspoke Underwriting Ltd are not part of the same corporate group.

Extended Warranty – underwritten by AWP P&C SA

Volkswagen Extended Warranty from Volkswagen Financial Services is sold and administered by Lawshield UK Limited, registered in England and Wales number: 3360532. Registered office: 850 Ibis Court, Lakeside Drive, Centre Park, Warrington, Cheshire, WA1 1RL. Lawshield UK Limited is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority, Firm Reference Number (“FRN”) 306793.

Volkswagen Extended Warranty is underwritten by AWP P&C SA. AWP P&C SA is registered as a foreign company in England and Wales with foreign company number FC030280. Registered office: 7 Rue Dora Maar, 93400 Saint-Ouen, France. AWP P&C SA acts through its UK branch AWP P&C UK, registered in the United Kingdom as a branch of AWP P&C SA (registered branch number: BR015275, registered office: 102 George Street, Croydon, Surrey, CR9 6HD).

‌AWP P&C SA is authorised and regulated by L’Autorité de Contrôle Prudentiel et de Résolution in France. Authorised by the Prudential Regulation Authority. Subject to regulation by the Financial Conduct Authority and limited regulation by the Prudential Regulation Authority. Details about the extent of our regulation by the Prudential Regulation Authority are available from us on request.

‌VWFS UK, AWP P&C SA and Lawshield UK Limited are not part of the same corporate group.

Extended Warranty – underwritten by Volkswagen Versicherung AG

Volkswagen Extended Warranty Cover from Volkswagen Financial Services is sold and administered by Lawshield (UK) Limited, which is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority. Volkswagen Extended Warranty Cover is underwritten by Volkswagen Versicherung AG, acting through its French branch registered in Pontoise number: 529212912 (registered office: 15 Avenue de la Demi Lune, Batiment Ellipse, 95700, Roissy en France).

Volkswagen Versicherung AG is a German Insurer, authorised and regulated by the German Finance Authority (Bundesanstalt für Finanzdienstleistungsaufsicht located at Graurheindorfer Str. 108, 53117 Bonn, Germany). Deemed authorised by the Prudential Regulation Authority. Subject to regulation by the Financial Conduct Authority and limited regulation by the Prudential Regulation Authority (register number 621892). The nature and extent of consumer protections may differ from those for firms based in the UK. Details of the Temporary Permissions Regime, which allows EEA based firms to operate in the UK for a limited period while seeking full authorisation, are available on the Financial Conduct Authority’s website.

VWFS UK and Volkswagen Versicherung Aktiengesellschaft are part of the same corporate group. Lawshield (UK) Limited is not part of the same corporate group.

Gap Insurance – underwritten by Motors Insurance Company Limited

Volkswagen Gap Insurance from Volkswagen Financial Services is underwritten by Motors Insurance Company Limited. Registered office: Jubilee House, 5 Mid Point Business Park, Thornbury, West Yorkshire, BD3 7AG. Motors Insurance Company Limited is authorised by the Prudential Regulation Authority and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority and the Prudential Regulation Authority under number 202875.

Volkswagen Gap Insurance is administered by Car Care Plan Limited. Registered office: Jubilee House, 5 Mid Point Business Park, Thornbury, West Yorkshire BD3 7AG. Car Care Plan Limited is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority under number 309268. 

Authorisation details can be checked on the Financial Services Register by visiting fca.org.uk.

VWFS UK is not part of the same corporate group as Motors Insurance Company Limited and Car Care Plan Limited.

GAP Insurance – underwritten by MAPFRE

Volkswagen GAP Insurance from Volkswagen Financial Services is underwritten by MAPFRE Asistencia Compañìa Internacional de Seguros y Reaseguros Sociedad Anonima (“MAPFRE”), authorised by Dirección General de Seguros y Fondos de Pensiones and subject to limited regulation by the Financial Conduct Authority (“FCA”) and Prudential Regulation Authority No. 203041. Details about the extent of their regulation by the FCA and Prudential Regulation Authority are available on request. MAPFRE is incorporated and registered in the Kingdom of Spain and registered as a foreign company in the United Kingdom with company number FC021974, acting through its UK branch with branch number BR008042 and whose principal office is at Dixon House, 72-75 Fenchurch Street, London, EC3M 4BR.

Volkswagen GAP Insurance is administered by Abraxas Insurance Administration Services Limited who acts on behalf of the Insurer. Registered in England and Wales No. 02928787. Registered Office: 1 Victoria Street, Bristol Bridge, Bristol, BS1 6AA.

VWFS UK and Abraxas Insurance Administration Services Limited are authorised and regulated by the FCA. Authorisation details can be checked on the Financial Services Register by visiting fca.org.uk. VWFS UK is not part of the same corporate group as MAPFRE and Abraxas Insurance Administration Service Limited.